Mark Bingham (born 1949 in Bloomington, Indiana) is an American music producer, composer, musician, and engineer.
In 1966, Bingham was signed to a publishing contract with Elektra Records. After a brief stint at Elektra in Los Angeles and one single (deep regret/your problems and mine) released on Warner Bros., he returned to Bloomington where he attended Indiana University. There he joined the avant-rock group Screaming Gypsy Bandits and also began his own indie label, Bar-B-Q Records.[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. In 1975, he moved to New York City, forming the Social Climbers with bassist-singer Jean Seton Shaw and keyboardist/arranger/composer Dick Connette.[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10.
In 1982, he moved to New Orleans. He started The Boiler Room recording studio and in 2001 opened Piety Street Recording.offbeat.com , Accessed 7/1/10 Bingham and Piety Street were featured in HBO's "Treme" series. Other notable sessions Bingham recorded at Piety Street include Dr. John's Mercernary, James "Blood " Ulmer's Bad Blood In the City: The Piety Street Sessions and Fugs founder Ed Sanders' Poems For New Orleans for which Bingham co-produced and composed the music. In 2011, Bingham recorded, mixed and helped arrange the Marianne Faithfull LP Horses and High Heels.
Bingham has produced records for Flat Duo Jets,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Glenn Branca,discogs.com, Accessed 6/29/10. Dr. Michael White,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Ed Sanders,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Rebirth Brass Band,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. John Scofield,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. MX-80,discogs.com, Accessed 6/29/10. Happy Talk Band,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Cubanismo,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. The Du-tels,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. The Naked Orchestra,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Morning 40 Federation,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Mem Shannon,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Andrei Codrescu,[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10. Sarah Quintana, Byron Knott, The Write Brothers, Paul Sanchez, Peter Stampfel and Michael Cerveris among others.
A long-standing colleague of Hal Willner, Bingham participated in a series of Willner tribute recordings, including 1984's That's the Way I Feel Now: A Tribute to Thelonious Monk, 1985's Lost in the Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill and 1989's Stay Awake: Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films.[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10nonesuch.com, Accessed 6/29/10. He also played guitar and contributed compositions to Allen Ginsberg's The Lion For Real.[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10.
In 1991, Bingham arranged horns and strings on R.E.M.'s Out Of Time.[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10.
He has released two albums under his own name; 1989's I Passed For Human and Psalms Of Vengeance (2009).[ allmusic.com], Accessed 6/29/10.
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External links Pietystreet.com